USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The War of 1812, which lasted from June 18, 1812 to February 18, 1815, was fought over issues that continued to plague relations between the United States and Britain after the Revolutionary War, like impressment of American sailors and trade restrictions on American shipping.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British then boarded the ship and took four sailors. Jefferson responded to this episode by signing the Embargo Act of 1807. This law prohibited American ships from leaving their ports until Britain and France stopped seizing them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jefferson had two crucial diplomatic objectives in mind. First, he wanted to persuade the British to stop impressment, the practice of forcing American sailors to serve aboard British naval vessels. Second, he wanted to resolve the issue of neutral trading rights for American merchant ships.

Detailed explanation-4: -The diplomatic neutrality of the United States was tested during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The warring nations of Britain and France both imposed trade restrictions in order to weaken each other’s economies. These restrictions also disrupted American trade and threatened American neutrality.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why was “impressment” an important issue during the Jefferson administration? The United States was being treated with disrespect on the high seas, as the British Navy was forcing American sailors off their ships and into naval service for them.